Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Mi 9
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Xiaomi Mi 9 or Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Mi 9 | Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, February | 2022, January 07 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in | 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.93 in | |
| Weight | 173 g | 6.1 oz | 177 g | 6.24 oz | |
| Body Build | Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black | White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive | |
| Battery | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 450 EUR | 750 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.39" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 100.2 cm2 | 103.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 85.2% | 89.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 401 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
- 120Hz -HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0'', 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF, 2x optical zoom |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 110 | 120 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 115 | 126 | |
| DxOMark Video | 99 | 104 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | Yes |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 12, One UI 4 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm) |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Snapdragon Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Exynos |
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| GPU | Adreno 640 | Adreno 660 - Snapdragon Mali-G78 MP14 - Exynos | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 625750 | 724813 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 192486 | 206713 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 191970 | 193030 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 106764 | 172723 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 192486 | 206713 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 742147 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 445567 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 856 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2550 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2579 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2356 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 678 | 1068 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2575 | 3209 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3235 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10405 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7120 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 6086 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W |
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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